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Internet Being Redirected To About:blank

I am running XP and use Kaspersky 7.0 as my anti-virus. Today when I go to my homepage it shows about:blank in the address bar and i get a page that looks like "my computer" and a scan thats running and showing it finding a virus and offers me a download to fix my "problem". So far I have never clicked on anything when it pops up and I crtl/alt/delete to close the page. If i go to a link thru outlook express i get the correct page but eventually in 1-3 links i end up with about:blank again. So far I have run Kaspersky/Spybot Search and Destroy/Lavasoft Ad-Aware/Malwarebytes Anti Maleware in both reg and safe mode. In the beginning Malewarebytes found the Vundo one and it deleted it. Now when i run the scans they each find nothing but I am still getting redirected.

NOW:Download Attribune's ATF Cleaner and then SUPERAntiSpyware , Free Home Version. Save both to desktop ..DO NOT run yet.Open SUPER from icon and install and Update itUnder Scanner Options make sure the following are checked (leave all others unchecked):Close browsers before scanning.Scan for tracking cookies.Terminate memory threats before quarantining.Click the "Close" button to leave the control center screen and exit the program. DO NOT run yet.

Now reboot into Safe Mode: How to enter safe mode(XP)Using the F8 MethodRestart your computer. When the machine first starts again it will generally list some equipment that is installed in your machine, amount of memory, hard drives installed etc. At this point you should gently tap the F8 key repeatedly until you are presented with a Windows XP Advanced Options menu. Select the option for Safe Mode using the arrow keys. Then press enter on your keyboard to boot into Safe Mode.

Double-click ATF-Cleaner.exe to run the program.Under Main "Select Files to Delete" choose: Select All.Click the Empty Selected button.

If you use Firefox or Opers browser click that browser at the top and choose: Select AllClick the Empty Selected button.If you would like to keep your saved passwords, please click No at the prompt.Click Exit on the Main menu to close the program.

NOW Scan with SUPEROpen from the desktop icon or the program Files listOn the left, make sure you check C:\Fixed Drive.Perform a Complete scan. After scan,Verify they are all checked.Click OK on the summary screen to quarantine all found items.If asked if you want to reboot, click "Yes" and reboot normally.

To retrieve the removal information after reboot, launch SUPERAntispyware again.Click Preferences, then click the Statistics/Logs tab.Under Scanner Logs, double-click SUPERAntiSpyware Scan Log.If there are several logs, click the current dated log and press View log. A text file will open in your default text editor.Please copy and paste the Scan Log results in your next reply.Click Close to exit the program.

Please ask any needed questions,post log and Let us know how the PC is running now.

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